Did Jonathan Gruber Just Endorse the Anti-Obamacare Lawsuit? — Obamacare architect offers an explanation for his 2012 quote — Did the people who designed Obamacare intend to deprive millions of people of health insurance, just because officials in their states decided not to operate their own insurance marketplaces?

ObamaCare Architect Jonathan Gruber: “If You're A State And You Don't Set Up An Exchange, That Means Your Citizens Don't Get Their Tax Credits” — Halbig v. Burwell and King v. Burwell are the most important and hotly contested legal challenges involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare.

CNN/ORC Poll: Majority say no to impeachment and lawsuit — Washington (CNN) - There's not a lot of public appetite for a Republican push to sue President Barack Obama, or for calls by some conservatives to impeach him, according to a new national survey. — A CNN/ORC International poll …

Left Coast Rising — The states, Justice Brandeis famously pointed out, are the laboratories of democracy. And it's still true. For example, one reason we knew or should have known that Obamacare was workable was the post-2006 success of Romneycare in Massachusetts.

The Moment of Truth on Corporate Welfare — It seems like decades since Republicans have been able to permanently zero out a government program of any size. The tea-party base often doesn't take seriously the GOP's commitment to shrinking government and has accused the GOP of ladling out benefits to the elite and well connected.

Kerry Proposes Weeklong Halt to Fighting in Gaza Strip — CAIRO — Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed a two-stage plan to halt the fighting in the Gaza Strip that would first impose a weeklong truce starting Sunday, an official involved in the negotiations said on Friday.

Paul Ryan's Plan: Rebooting Compassionate Conservatism — The ex-VP candidate has been touring the country has he formulates an anti-poverty plan Republicans can get behind. Now he's unveiling some of the details. — After traveling around the country for the last year to better understand …

Ben Carson Sold More Books Than Hillary Clinton Last Week — For many book buyers last week, choosing whether to buy Ben Carson's new book or Hillary Clinton's new memoir was not a hard choice. — According to Nielsen Bookscan numbers provided to The Daily Caller, Carson's ""One Nation" …

In Russia, Crime Without Punishment — Vladimir Putin backs the rebels suspected of shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Why each new crisis makes him stronger — The scene was almost too horrible to take in, and yet in a world of bristling threats no scene has been more revealing …

John McCain: Arizona execution ‘torture’ — A botched execution in Arizona on Wednesday amounted to “torture,” said the state's senior senator John McCain. — The longtime Republican lawmaker, who experienced years of torture while being held in captivity by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War …

The Existential Battle for the Soul of the GOP — What happens when extremism becomes mainstream? — A protester carries an historic flag during a ‘tea party’ demonstration against taxes in Lafayette Park across from the White House on April 15, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Army War College to investigate plagiarism claims against Walsh — GALLATIN COUNTY — BOZEMAN, Mont. - — In a written statement to NBC Montana Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Army War College said it will convene an Academic Review Board to look into allegations of plagiarism against democratic U.S. Senator John Walsh.

How White House Reporters Can Reclaim Their Beat — Tips to “flip the script” and seize control from presidents, CEOs, and leaders of other institutions. — Paul Farhi of The Washington Post writes today about a trend at the White House—and throughout journalism—that threatens the quality …

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